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ZEKE, SUPERSUCKERS And Others To Play Benefit Concert For Singer's Wife

ZEKE, SUPERSUCKERS, BOB WAYNE & THE OUTLAW CARNIES and JOE BARTLETT are among the artists that will play a benefit show on May 11 at The Tractor in Seattle to raise money for Jana Paycheck, the wife of ZEKE vocalist Donny Paycheck, who has been battling breast cancer since last September. Accord...

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Ex-MERCYFUL FATE Drummer KIM RUZZ On Winning DANISH METAL AWARD: 'The Magic Was Reborn'

Former MERCYFUL FATE drummer Kim Ruzz has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding his past and present activities: "Yes, I became a postman for a short period, but not in the U.S. as many people think, but In Denmark. After that I took an education in the construction business and wo...

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VINNIE PAUL, KERRY KING, SCOTT IAN To Perform At LITTLE KIDS ROCK Benefit Concert

Little Kids Rock (LKR),an innovative non-profit music education program that provides free instruments and rock 'n' roll lessons to public schools, celebrated March's "Music in Our Schools" month by announcing today that it will be the sole beneficiary of the Six-String Masterpieces memorial tribut...

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KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE Members Attend MICHAEL DENNER's Wedding

FORCE OF EVIL, the Danish band featuring guitarist Michael Denner (ex-MERCYFUL FATE),guitarist Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE),bassist Hal Patino (KING DIAMOND),drummer Bjarne Holm (MERCYFUL FATE),and vocalist Martin Steene (ex-IRONFIRE),has issued the following update: "A rare meeting took place...

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FATE: 'Cruisin' For A Bruisin'' Reissue Due In April

MTM Classix has set an April 20 release date for the reissue of the classic "Cruisin' for a Bruisin'" album from the Copenhagen, Denmark-based melodic hard rock band FATE. FATE was formed in 1985 byformer MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann (René Krolmark),MAXIM singer Jeff Lox Limbo (Jens Meiner...

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THERION Mainman On Musical Experimentation: 'The Only Rule Is That I'll Have To Like It'

Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with THERION mainman Christofer Johnsson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Express Radio: How were the sales of your latest DVD package? Christofer Johnsson: I don't have any figures in my hands, but it was a little bit les...

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FORCE OF EVIL Splits With ESCAPI MUSIC

FORCE OF EVIL, the Danish band featuring guitarist Michael Denner (ex-MERCYFUL FATE),guitarist Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE),bassist Hal Patino (KING DIAMOND),drummer Bjarne Holm (MERCYFUL FATE),and vocalist Martin Steene (ex-IRONFIRE),has issued the following update: "It's been a very very lon...

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It's Official: MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist MICHAEL DENNER Is A True Gentleman

The Danish newspaper Nyhedsavisen conducted a test yesterday (Tuesday, January 23) to see if the residents of Copenhagen, Denmark are generally helfpul and accomodating with one another. As part of the test, they had an old lady (Alice) drop a bag of groceries from the supermarket on the street to s...

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NINE INCH NAILS Mainman: Do Not Expect PUBLIC ENEMY's FLAVOR FLAV To Appear On New CD

NINE INCH NAILS is currently mixing its new album, "Year Zero", for an April release. In a January 11, 2007 posting on on the official NIN fan club web site The Spiral, the band's mastermind Trent Reznor wrote, "While mixing, I spend most of my time NOT in the control room to allow myself some ...

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DOWN To Tour With HANK WILLIAMS III Next Year?

In a recent interview with GuildGuitars.com, SUPERJOINT RITUAL bassist and acclaimed solo artist Hank Williams III revealed that his solo band will hit the road with DOWN next year. Asked if SUPERJOINT RITUAL was over and done with, Hank replied, "As for now, I always say that SUPERJOINT is in the g...

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MACHINE HEAD's PHIL DEMMEL: 'We're Just Metal'

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate Guitar: After everything the band has been through over the years, did you approach songwriting differently on "The Blackening"? Phil: I think we kind of carried...

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GLENN DANZIG On 'The 3 Faces of Danzig' Toys: 'They're Pretty Funny'

Michael Christopher of DelcoTimes.com recently conducted an interview with Glenn Danzig. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On his ultra-cool, limited-edition, toy figure series called "The 3 Faces of Danzig": "They're pretty funny. When they started sending over prototypes, I thought they were co...

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RAUNCHY, MERCENARY, VOLBEAT Among Winners At DANISH METAL AWARDS

The Danish Metal Awards 2006 were held last night (Saturday, November 18) at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark. The winners were as follows: Album of the Year: MERCENARY - "The Hours That Remain" Debut Album of the Year: SUBMISSION - "Failure To Perfection" International Album of the Year: SATYRICON...

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Original MERCYFUL FATE Lineup Makes First Public Appearance In 22 Years

MERCYFUL FATE was presented with the "honor award" at the Danish Metal Awards 2006, which were held last night (Saturday, November 18) at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark. Original members Michael Denner (guitar),Hank Shermann (guitar),Timi "Grabber" Hansen (bass) and Kim Ruzz (drums) appeared in...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Members To Guest On SIRIUS SATTELITE RADIO Tonight

TYPE O NEGATIVE's Kenny Hickey and Johnny Kelly will discuss their SEVENTH VOID project during an appearance on Sirius Sattelite Radio's Hard Attack channel (#27) tonight (Oct. 10) at 10:00 p.m. EST. As previously reported, SEVENTH VOID will play its first-ever New York City show on Wednesday, Octob...